Category Walks

Bloomsbury Brisk walk during Happier Outdoors Festival 18 March

A week to go till the start of the first-ever Happier Outdoors Festival. And what a festival it’s shaping up to be! Over 50 organisations – ranging from Kew Gardens and English Heritage to local parks’ Friends’ groups – are offering over 110 FREE activities across 29 London boroughs. On Monday 18 March, from the […]

Wellbeing Walks from the Bloomsbury Squares -spring/summer programme

Georgian graveyards and Bloomsbury’s Best – two walks

Next Saturday, 18 November, Dr Roger Bowdler will be leading another walk around the graves in St George’s Gardens, talking about graveyard history, Georgian burial practices and famous people buried in the Gardens. Do join us – at 12.00 noon at the Handel Street entrance. Also, you might like to join Chris Foster after our event, […]

Wellbeing Walks – autumn season

The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens invites you on brisk walks around Bloomsbury to improve your circulation and increase your weekly step count.Walks are led by the expert Camden Guides* and include a brief stop at the halfway point to hear a few fascinating facts about the location before walking on.Free of charge. Please […]

The stories behind the trees

A FREE event, all welcome. 3.00 p.m. Sunday 10 September 2023 In what is now a regular annual event, Bob Gilbert will tellthe stories behind the trees in St. George’s Gardens, as well asthose of some of its ‘weeds’ and wild flowers. Exploring,among other things, their folklore, their historical associationsand their traditional uses, he will […]

‘Alternative King’s Cross’ guided walk

Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you on the Alternative King’s Cross guided walk with Camden Guide Chris Foster on Saturday 1 April . Meet in St George’s Gardens at 11.00 am near the chapel of rest. Chris used to be ‘the Bobby on the beat’ in this neighbourhood and he has many stories to […]

Women’s History Month in Bloomsbury

What better way to start Women’s History Month 2023 than by celebrating a bunch of determined women who, overcoming huge hurdles, excelled in the male-dominated world of medicine, smashing multiple glass ceilings along the way. A walking tour with Camden Guides will take you in and out of the squares. Booking essential, see links below. On 2 […]

Wellbeing walks from the Bloomsbury squares – new season

St George’s Gardens tour of the old graves

Next Saturday, 19 November, Dr Roger Bowdler will lead a lecture walk around the graves, starting at the Chapel of Rest at 12 noon. Don’t miss it. Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to come along and join the walk. Roger knows more than anyone about the graves in St George’s Gardens. He worked […]

Breathe: Bloomsbury Festival 2022 walks and events

 Bloomsbury Festival 2022 features a whole host of events, including a number of fascinating walks and talks which covering a diverse range of topics. Take a look below at some of the highlights.   See Full Festival Programme Here Friends of St George’s Gardens are presenting a free event in their fascinating series on former occupants […]